Valencia’s most iconic attraction, the City of Arts and Sciences is located at one end of the Turia River Bed Gardens, drained in 1957 due to flooding and converted into a large public park and recreational area. The complex includes L'Oceanogràfic, an outstanding oceanographic aquarium and park; L'Hemisfèric, an IMAX cinema and planetarium; El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofia, an opera house and performing arts center; L'Umbracle, a landscaped walk featuring indigenous plant species and an outdoor sculpture gallery; El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, an interactive science museum; and L'Àgora, a covered plaza for concerts and sporting events. The structures are primarily blue and white, and have a fascinatingly alien and organic style, with elements that resemble jutting bones and eyeballs. Although the entire complex is pleasant to stroll through, the only real must-do attraction here is L’Oceanografic — it’s expensive but absolutely worth it, from the overhead fish tunnels to the well-produced dolphin shows and outdoor avian dome.